| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 69, Number 1, January 2005
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 29 - 35 | |
| Section | General | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2004-10310-7 | |
| Published online | 08 December 2004 | |
Controlling the breakup of spiral waves in an excitable medium by applying time-delay feedback signals
1
Centre of Nonlinear Studies and Department of Physics Hong Kong Baptist University - Hong Kong
2
Science School, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Beijing 100876, PRC
3
Chinese Center of Advanced Science and Technology - Beijing 8730, PRC
4
Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University - Beijing 100875, PRC
5
Beijing-Hong Kong-Singapore Joint Center of Nonlinear and Complex Systems Beijing Normal University Branch - Beijing, PRC
Corresponding author: bhu@net2.hkbu.edu.hk
Received:
18
May
2004
Accepted:
29
October
2004
The spiral-wave breakup to turbulence in an excitable medium, starting from the spiral-wave center via Doppler instability, is controlled by modulating a local region around the spiral-wave center. The modulation signal is extracted from the controlled region with a certain time delay. By injecting a feedback signal with very low intensity into a very small space area, we can successfully stabilize the spiral wave and prevent breakup to turbulence.
PACS: 05.45.Ac – Low-dimensional chaos / 82.40.Ck – Pattern formation in reactions with diffusion, flow and heat transfer / 47.54.+r – Pattern selection; pattern formation
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